The suspects involved in yesterday’s attack are a father and son of Pakistani origin. According to preliminary information, the father legally owned several licensed firearms, which were used during the incident
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Naveed Akram and his 50-year-old father identified as shooters who killed 16 in Australia.
Police have confirmed a father and son are the shooters who killed 16 people at the Bondi Beach massacre.
The two gunmen who killed 16-people, including a 10-year-old girl, at the Bondi Beach massacre have been identified as a father and son.
The death toll of the terrorist attack has now climbed to 16 people, with 40 people injured, police said.
It is understood the Chanukah by the Sea event was the target of the attack, with two gunmen opening fire on a group of families about 6.47pm on Sunday night.
Naveed Akram, 24, was taken to hospital under police guard where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
His 50-year-old father was shot dead by police and died at the scene, police said.
NSW Police Commissioner confirmed Mr Akram’s father had a gun license and was in possession of six firearms.
Police have seized six firearms from the scene and from a location in Campsie, which was searched by police on Sunday night.
The 50-year-old had the gun license for two years, Mr Lanyon confirmed.
Fourteen people died at the scene and 42 were taken to hospital.
A 10-year-old girl and 40-year-old man have since died in hospital.
The ages of the deceased range between 10 and 87, police say. They are yet to be identified.
Five people are in critical condition while others are in serious and stable conditions.
A constable and probationary constable suffered gunshot wounds during the massacre: they are both in serious but stable condition.
Paramedics rushed to the scene shortly after 6.47pm on Sunday, with some transporting people while “under fire”, NSW Premier Chris Minns said at a press conference on Monday morning.
“Thank you to the paramedics who in some cases under fire transported the injured to NSW hospitals,” Mr Minns said.
He, along with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, condemned the massacre and emphasised there is no place for antisemitism in NSW, and Australia.
“What we saw yesterday was an act of pure evil and act of antisemitism,” Mr Albanese said.
He said the iconic beach would be “forever tarnished” by the attack.
“This was an attack deliberately targeted at the Jewish community on the first day of Hannukah,” he said.
A vehicle believed to contain “several improvised explosive devices” was found on Campbell Parade shortly after the shooting, police said.
The massacre was declared a terrorist incident at about 9.36pm
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